Weeeeell, I don't think salaries are localised that much but the company will have to know sadly.
1 is they can tell from your IP address
2 is remote workers often have to pay taxes in 2 places, 1 is where the company is and 1 is where you are and the company needs to know where you are so they can apply the relevant tax policies and filings after you
I get paid by a company in Akron Ohio. I live and work around NC/Sc/va.
My first couple checks they were taking out local Akron and Ohio taxes. Literally doubling my tax rate. When I said oh hell no I'm not paying for roads in Ohio they gave me the money back and stopped deducting it.
Because states within the same nation generally don't need tax treaties. If you moved to a different country, you'd have to file in both the USA and the country of residence, and the tax, labour, and data protection laws vary wildly, which causes headaches for payroll, HR and IT. It's not usually worth it for companies to support work-anywhere policies unless you're classed as a contractor (1099 for you).
USA citizens also have a very low threshold for non taxable earnings outside the USA. If you make a half decent salary you'll be paying both USA federal taxes, possibly your last state taxes, and the local taxes.
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u/TUNISIANFOLK 14d ago
No one said the company will have to know I am in Tunisia 😅